Relationships

Let Us Now Praise Everyday Things

Five vignettes celebrating the gorgeously quotidian

Jun 13 •

Gregory Garretson

Elsewhere Care Package: Work, Leisure, and Parisian Life

Care package #4 from Living Elsewhere

Jun 2 •

Gregory Garretson

Conversation and Fear

The Art of Conversation, part 2

Apr 30 •

Gregory Garretson

Elsewhere Care Package: Choices, Compassion, and the Tuscan Hills

Care package #1 from Living Elsewhere

Apr 21 •

Gregory Garretson

The Double Loss of My Not-Quite-Father

Saying goodbye to a part of my life for the second time

Mar 28 •

Gregory Garretson

The Art of Good Conversation

The Art of Conversation, part 1

Mar 21 •

Gregory Garretson

Being a Stranger Back Home

The USA as a Foreign Country, part 1

Mar 7 •

Gregory Garretson

A true story about endings

Feb 28 •

Gregory Garretson

Talking to Strangers Can Change Everything

Do Americans have a superpower that others could learn from?

Jan 31 •

Gregory Garretson

The Magnificence of Solo Travel

A tour of my reasons for traveling alone

Jan 17 •

Gregory Garretson

I Have an Elizabeth Problem

And whether to stay friends with your exes

Dec 20, 2024 •

Gregory Garretson

How Not to Lose Your Friends When You Move

Tips for maintaining a healthy social network

Nov 29, 2024

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